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The 2nd European Stone Stacking Championship was held in Dunbar, Scotland
About 30 artists came together to create complex artistic sculptures from small rocks and pebbles gathered on the beach
Archive: all the stone news
Portuguese LSI Stone turns vice to virtue by artfully filling faults in limestone to create unique marketing material
The company’s headquarters are in close proximity to stalactite caverns, so once in a while small zones with Onyx marble can be found in its quarry
It happened between 840 and 890° C: researchers find out how Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland was formed
Study identifies the temperatures of lava when it carved striking geometric columns which at first sight can only be done by titans from mythology
SNROC of France has reelected Sylvain Laval as president
Head of Carrières du Bassin Parisien defines his plans for official work in the Trade Organization in an interview with Pierre Actual
World Stone Congress at the Xiamen Trade Fair: product design made with stone rather than stone objects
Stone-Ideas.com’s Peter Becker gave a talk on ways and means to help the branch out of the design-doldrums
Engineered Stone Countertop Demand in the USA to Grow 4.5% Annually Through 2022
During the 2012-2017 period, growth had even been 28% mainly due to sales advances in the residential market
„Marmo Quotidiano“ Competition by Italian Pibamarmi Company
Designers were called upon to present ideas for everyday products in marble
Another source of global nitrogen: Earth’s bedrock
Important connections verified among the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the rocks at Earth’s surface
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The World Natural Stone Association (Wonasa) has revamped its webpage. It now mentions points of argument for using natural stone
Marble trade fair in Izmir 2018: rediscovering the treasures of geometry
A handful of Turkish companies showed façade claddings beyond the boring rectangles which have been dominating the architectural style since the 1960ies
Marmomac 2018: Wellness & Hospitality will be the topic of the Italian Stone Theatre in Hall 1
Designer Raffaello Galiotto and architect Vincenzo Pavan show furnishings, accessories and architectural ideas bringing water and stone together
How producers of ceramics, quartz composites, and engineered stone practice plagiarism
Protecting names such as „Marble“ or „Calacatta“ is the topic of discussions / A clean slate for the stone branch?
Development over the past 120,000 years: gigantic cold-water coral reef in the deep see along the coast of Mauretania
Scientists had a close look at the giant structures of 400 km length and 100 m height
European Capitals of Culture 2018: Malta’s La Valetta and the Dutch city of Leeuwarden
While limestone defines architecture on the Mediterranean Isle, brick is the principal building material of Frisia, Netherlands
China: increase in imports of natural stone, decrease in exports
Local production of marble slabs was up slightly but down significantly for granite slabs